Mâtsâh — H4680

H4680 · Hebrew — מצה

Pronunciation: maw-tsaw'

Definition

verb

to suck out; by implication, to drain, to squeeze out

  1. to drain, drain out
    1. (Qal) to drain, drain out
    2. (Niphal) to be drained out

Usually translated as

suck, wring

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Mâtsâh occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (2), Judges (1), Psalms (2), Isaiah (1), Ezekiel (1)

Strong's Lexicon — M